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December 3, 2010 • Issue 48

Under pressure
Students feel more stress during
December when exams and essays
make their lives even busier.
Arts & Life editor Grace Davis
takes a closer look at student stress
and its side effects during the most
stressful time of year.

It’s exam season, and you have
three finals in four days. You haven’t
made it to the gym in weeks and
that bag of chips is starting to haunt
you. At home you grab some dinner
and try to memorize a theory that’s
sure to be on your exam tomorrow
— which is difficult since your
BlackBerry won’t stop buzzing.
With exams and daily chores
stressing you out, how are you pos-
sibly going to remember anything?
“Stress is a normal part of exis-
tence on planet Earth. Chronic
stress usually refers to the stress
that lasts probably longer than a
semester, but most of the stress that
kids at university are experiencing
[is not chronic],” says Elizabeth
Osuch, a psychiatrist at London
Health Sciences Centre.
“Some people put themselves
under chronic stress because they
have very high expectations of
themselves.”
It’s not always stress itself that
causes people problems — it’s how
they handle it.
Adam Mutsaers, a second-year
Ivey student, knows his personality
plays a role in his stress level.
“It’s the pressure of getting
things done well on time. Because
they can get done, but I’m a bit of a
perfectionist,” he says. “It stresses
me out not just thinking about the
deadlines but how to go over and
above and achieve success.”
Side Effects
Stress is not something that we
only deal with on a psychological
level — there are physical side
effects as well.
“I used to have panic attacks in
first-year before I learned how to
deal with managing the exam
stress,” says Victoria Rodrigues, a
fourth-year criminology student.
“You feel overwhelmed and you
start breathing really heavily and it
feels like you’re having a heart
attack.”
Although personality does play
a part, the brain has a larger role
because it functions as a threat
detector and activates our stress
response.
During acute stress, the hypo-
thalamus tells the adrenal glands to
crank out corticosteroid hormones,
which have very specific effects.
Osuch notes one of the things it
tends to do is put people in the
fight-or-flight mode, so their bod-
ies are more prepared for action.
They’re less likely to sleep or eat,
and their sex drive goes down. All of
the vegetative processes tend to
decrease and all the fight-flight
processes increase.
Sarah Lynde, a first-year social Illustration by Anders Kravis GAZETTE
science student, says she experi-
ences headaches and extreme Performance orize, concentrate and perform that stress can help their academic
fatigue. Although stress can be an uncom- motor tasks. performance, and without it they
“The physical feeling for me is fortable feeling, it does have bene- “If you push the stress and anxi- probably wouldn’t get much done.
heaviness. It’s hard to explain, but I fits. Osuch notes a little bit of stress ety a little bit further you actually But too much stress is debilitating.
find that when I think of everything can actually enhance performance. start to get impaired performance. “With a little bit of stress I push
I need to do, there’s just all this stuff The “inverted U response” shows […] Too much will paralyze the per- myself harder. If I’m not stressed
on me,” she says as her hands fly to that as stress levels increase, so son and they won’t be able to func- out about something, I basically do
her forehead, clearly uncomfort- does performance — up to a per- tion. There is an optimal level of the minimum work,” Lynde says.
able at the thought. “I often can’t son’s optimal level of stress. anxiety for each individual that
sleep because I’m thinking of every- Osuch explains a little stress can maximizes their performance.” >> see RETRIEVAL pg.5
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A ceremony held yesterday remembered the 14 women killed at École Polytechnique in 1989. White roses were placed
besides candles and framed pictures of each woman in the University Community Centre. The event was part of White Rib-
bon Week, which strives to end violence against women.
News Briefs
Grandpa goes
to college
Students at North Island College in
British Columbia may soon be tak-
ing notes alongside their grandpar-
ents. As of Jan. 4, the college intends
to offer free tuition to all Canadian
citizens 65 and older.
In order to be eligible for enroll-
ment, seniors must present proof of
age, pay all other associated fees
unrelated to tuition, meet all course
prerequisites, and register during
the add/drop period at the begin-
ning of each term.
Susan Auchterlonie, director of
college and community relations,
explained the school already has a
very large elderly college group,
with well over 1,200 members. She
noted seniors were very interested
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in credited education, encouraging
North Island College to come up
with a process that wouldn’t dis-
place funds.
“We will be providing seats to
seniors in classes where we have
capacity. For example, if we have a
class of 24, and we only have 21 stu-
dents, three seats will be available for
senior students,” Auchterlonie said.
As a credited program, seniors
will be able to work towards degrees.
—Gloria Dickie
Not quite London’s
mayor on Twitter
It’s finally happened. Someone lied
on the Internet.
Shortly after defeated former
mayor Anne-Marie DeCicco-Best
surrendered her “LondonsMayor”
Twitter account, another account of
the same name surfaced in the
Twitterverse.
The account appeared to be reg-
istered by incoming mayor Joe
Fontana and included his picture.
The account described him as a
“former federal politician now
making do [sic] as the Mayor of the
Forest City in beautiful Southwest-
ern Ontario.”
The account drew attention the
day before Fontana’s swearing-in,
after a LondonsMayor tweet asked,
“Does anyone know where I’m sup-
posed to go tomorrow?”
Doubts about the account’s
authenticity were confirmed
Wednesday when LondonsMayor
tweeted while the swearing-in cer-
emony was already in progress. The
account was deleted later in the
morning, though another account
quickly appeared. “NotLondons-
Mayor” professes to be “the satiri-
cal shadow mayor of London, ON.”
The account’s fate, however, is
far from certain. The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals
“It’s my understanding that [the O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give
you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error.
NotLondonsMayor account] has © 2002 by Kings Features Syndicate, Inc.
been reported to Twitter,” said
Susan McElroy, who was Fontana’s
communications manager during
his campaign. “If it says ‘London’s
mayor’ in it and it’s not, it’s proba-
bly in the best interest of the city to
report it.”
—Alex Carmona
Most powerful woman
found at Ivey
Carol Stephenson, dean of the
Richard Ivey School of Business,
has been named one of Canada’s
Most Powerful Women of 2010.
Stephenson, as well as other Ivey 3-DAY WEATHER FORECAST
alumni, has been recognized by the Friday Saturday Sunday
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USC investigates new funding model for groups
Club model may be appropriate for accredited groups, says Mackie
Lauren Pelley
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Have you ever heard of an “accred-
ited group”?
They’re not clubs, and they’re
not services. “Accredited group” is
actually a loose term for an assort-
ment of campus organizations —
like Western’s marching band, choir
and cheerleading team — which
get money every year from the Uni-
versity Students’ Council.
But that’s currently up for
debate.
At Wednesday night’s USC meet-
ing, there was discussion about the
possibility of transitioning these
groups into the club system, versus
their current status as accredited
groups.
“There are a lot of benefits to
being a ratified Western club,”
Justin Mackie, USC vice-president
student events, said.
Mackie said council has been
investigating the funding system
for these organizations for some
time. What they determined is
while these groups do get funding,
they don’t have access to the valu-
able resources available to clubs,
including insurance, risk manage-
ment and room booking ability.
Melanie Bechard, president of
the Western Marching Band, said
the WMB is in the very early stages
of discussion regarding their status.
“Preliminary discussion with
USC officials suggests the funding
situation would most likely remain
the same, which is good to hear
because the unfortunate reality is
that a decrease from our main
source of funding would probably
shut us down quite quickly,” she
said.
News Briefs
>> continued from pg.2
Women’s Executive Network as one
of this year’s recipients of the Top
100 Awards for her contributions to
Canadian business.
The network, which holds the
annual awards, acknowledges
Canada’s most prominent female
leaders in private, public and not-
for-profit sectors.
“I am proud to follow in a long
and distinguished line of successful
women in the Ivey tradition to
accept this prestigious honour,”
said Stephenson in a press release.
Stephenson made her debut as
dean of Ivey in 2003 after a career in
the telecommunications industry.
She was eventually inducted into
Canada’s Telecommunications Hall
of Fame.
“One of our goals at Ivey is to
inspire many more young women
to pursue careers in business,” she
said. “Celebrating women’s
achievements and the many out-
standing women leaders on Cana-
da is one important way to do that.”
Stephenson was named one of
the Most Powerful Women in 2004
and more recently received the
Order of Canada.
She has also garnered much
attention for her charitable involve-
ment and work with the community.
—Nicole Young
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Bechard said her group is grate-
ful for the funding they have
received from the USC over the
years. “[But] even with incredibly
careful and frugal spending and
ardent fundraising efforts, it is diffi-
cult to keep a marching band
afloat,” she added.
Some members are wary of a
potential change to the group’s sta-
tus due to this funding issue.
Heather Young, former member
of the WMB’s executive and a bass
drum player, said the group gener-
ally receives thousands of dollars
every year — money that’s neces-
sary for operating costs such as
transportation, instruments, and
uniforms.
“It costs a lot to move about 60
people across Southern Ontario on
an almost weekly basis, not to men-
tion the expenses associated with
purchasing and repairing instru-
ments,” echoed Bechard. Corey Stanford GAZETTE
“We’re allowed to appeal for THIS GUY JOINED FOR THE GUY-GIRL RATIO. Western’s Marching Band is one of many accredited groups that receive fund-
additional funds from the USC if ing from the University Students’ Council. They are currently considering switching to the club system, where insurance and
needed,” Young said. She expressed booking privileges await.
concern that this could change if
the WMB becomes a ratified club. But according to Bechard, the nizes our status as representatives
But Mackie said accredited WMB’s accredited group status rec- of Western,” she said.
groups that do decide to become ognizes the group has a “special So what is the future of these
ratified clubs would be able to role” at Western. unique organizations?
apply for grant money. “It’s defi- “A school’s marching band is According to Mackie, that
nitely still possible within the USC often strongly associated with the remains to be seen — this is just the
to obtain money […] but at the university itself, and when we wear feedback stage.
same time, they would be treated the band uniform, we become “Ultimately, the choice is theirs,”
like any other club. We don’t pick unique representatives of Western he said.
favourites,” he said. at other schools and communities,”
“There would probably not be she explained.
many striking changes to the way Despite the benefits of becom- Head-to-Head
we currently operate if we were to ing a ratified club, Bechard stressed
Lauren Pelley will face off against
become a club,” Bechard noted. there are perks to remaining an
Stuart A. Thompson to debate
She said the WMB is already careful accredited group. “[This] status
the merits of funding campus
about following club policies, such helps us to plan and manage all of
groups with student fees.
as submitting event proposals and these performances with a little
Read it in Tuesday’s Gazette.
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Opinions
Letters to the editor
Vote would
be referen-
dumb
Re: Referendum for fee is the fairest
approach
To the Editor:
I usually do not like to chime in
on arguments concerning the
University Students’ Council. It’s
like the philosophical problem of
what would happen if an infinite
force were applied to an immove-
able object: you get a really big
headache.
However, this morning USC VP
Finance Ely Rygier’s letter to the
editor snapped me out of my post-
physics haze faster than it takes to
count the number of votes for USC
president. He says that it is not the
USC’s role to deny a club the right
to seek student fee funding. Well, I
respectfully disagree. The USC is
supposed to be an elected body
that represents our best interests.
That means you should have a
basic idea about student needs
and we as a student body shouldn’t
have to hold your hand for every
decision. However, let’s do a
thought exercise and consider
possible outcomes of allowing the
referendum.
If the USC allows a referendum
that means there is a possibility all
clubs on campus to seek referen-
dum for money from student fees
— that is potentially a lot of refer-
endums.
The USC wouldn’t deny any club
this right either and who can blame
them? I would not want to be the
person to decide if freeing the chil-
dren is more important than the
pro-life movement.
Whereas, if the USC were to
refuse Western’s World University
Service of Canada group of seeking
money from student fees it would
be a lot less of a headache. Yes it
would force the WUSC to have to
find money some other way, the
same as every non-profit group. If
Shinerama can raise so much why
can’t WUSC too? And if the USC
really wants to help, have a re-read
of the Gazette’s editorial for some
great ideas.
I know this all sounds cold but
the idea of forcing students to
donate to a charity is not very char-
itable either. As for the USC, I hope
they start using intelligence about
when to ask students for help on a
decision. It is for reasons like this
that the only vote the USC will be
getting from me for a while is a vote
of no confidence.
—Alexander Singer
Eng. I
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unclejesse
Uncle Jesse usually writes a column for Fridays. But students
have actually written in a few letters this week, so we’re going to
publish them instead. If you’d like to read his column — well, too
bad. He’s not going to write anything this week. Deal with it.
>> westerngazette.ca
Verbal abuse
the real issue
Re: “Weldon won’t be a party” (Nov.
26, 2010)
To the Editor:
This was the first article I read on par-
tying in Weldon. But what I am con-
cerned with is not being reported.
I have no issue with how people
chose to use the libraries as long as
it does not interfere with my study-
ing. Once it does, I politely make it
known to the abuser that they are
out of line and this usually solves
the problem.
My issue is exemplified by my
friend’s traumatic experience in
Weldon last week. She was studying
on a quiet floor and nearby there
were two guys conversing loudly.
She asked them to be quiet out of
respect for those trying to study.
One of the guys reacted by yelling
at her and calling her vulgar names.
Taking on the stress of
This ordeal lasted for almost a
minute without anyone else on the
floor doing anything to help.
This is just one of many exam-
ples I have heard of in my four years
essays and exams
at Western of people being unwill- Are you stressed out? So is everyone else. Dealing with can better express the point they were trying to make.
ing to support another who has stress is a natural part of a university student’s life. But there is the risk of students relying too heavily
stood up and been bullied. While some students may thrive under the pressure, on outside sources or TA help for essays. The ideas put
There will always be an issue of others find dealing with the workload overwhelming. forth may not be entirely based on unique thought.
disturbance in Weldon, but until Stress levels seem to reach an all-time high when stu- Exams create a way to test a student’s knowledge with-
people are willing to support one dents are forced to juggle their time between studying for out any outside assistance.
another in calling for respect of the upcoming exams and finishing essays and assignments. The debate as to whether exams or essays are more
library atmosphere, the student While both exams and essays may lead to stress, stressful seems to be of personal preference, but alter-
body will be divided amongst the questions remain as to which type of assessment is the natives are difficult to find, which is likely why the cur-
abusers, abused and the apathetic. better method of evaluation. rent system is in place despite its high–stress flaws.
—Matthew J. A. Fuller Exams can be used as an effective way to evaluate Although it would be nice to have an intellectual one-
Science IV how well students have understood the course materi- on-one conversation with your professor to determine
al. However, some exams may only be an evaluation of your final mark in a grade, exams and essays are an
how well the student can regurgitate and memorize the inevitable part of the university experience. After all, the
Tutorials information rather than how well they understood it.
There is also an added level of anxiety associated with
sheer volume of students in most courses doesn’t lend
itself to any kind of personalized assessment. So the Uni-
redundant exams — the aspect of mystery that surrounds the con-
tents of the exam, forced time constraints, and an
versity uses the best of limited options, even when those
options contribute to undue stress and anxiety.
To the Editor: uncomfortable environment surrounded by hundreds of While exams and essays stress students out, a com-
Why must tutorials in the Informa- other students all contribute to the stressful experience. bination of the two are effective ways to judge a stu-
tion Technology, Humanities, and On the other hand, essays give students the oppor- dent’s knowledge in the course. And at the university
Social Science fields be marked tunity to take the time to think and plan out their argu- level, stress is just another kind of test we’re required
under a participation/attendance ment, and develop a clean and concise paper. to pass if we want to succeed after we graduate into the
basis? If a student is capable of And unlike exams, students have the option of real world.
achieving a certain mark through putting an essay away and coming back to it when they —The Gazette Editorial Board
coursework without attending
tutorials, shouldn’t they be able to?
In my two years at Western,
there has been little material cov-
ered in tutorials which has not
This week’s stories to check out
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dailyquote
already been covered in lecture. >>News
The idea of enticing students to be Glass ceiling keeps university women down
active in discussion in class with (Wed, Dec. 1)
incentives makes sense; however A crust eaten in peace is better than a
those who do not wish to take part
>>Arts & Life
in said discussions should not be Holiday reads banquet partaken in anxiety.
(Thurs, Dec. 2)
punished with a poor grade, espe-
cially if they prove themselves >>Sports
capable of completing the term Should haters hate LeBron?
work independently. (Thurs, Dec. 2) — AESOP
—Kyle Myers
MIT II
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ARTS & LIFE EDITORS

Exams and essays can really get in the way of your holiday shopping, which is why we’ve compiled a holiday >> continued from pg.1
gift guide. These items can all be found at locations close to campus, so don’t stress about finding that per-
fect gift. “But if I’m really stressed out, I have
a hard time retaining things.”
For girls For guys Memory
You’ve likely experienced a scenario
like this before: You’re running late
for an exam, and in the midst of
grabbing pens and eating cereal, you
realize you have no idea where your
bus pass is. When you finally make
$10 it to your exam, you’re able to recall
much more complex information
than where you put your bus pass.
So what is it that makes a person
blank out on some things, but per-
form brilliantly on others when
feeling stressed?
Albert Katz, a professor of psy-
chology at Western, says different
aspects of memory are involved.
He says forgetting the location of
a bus pass could be due to inatten-
tion. But on an exam, the brain uses
cues in the questions to recall the
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studying does not take priority.
“I had a friend today ask me to
watch their coat and I just totally
perhaps the biggest struggle is
determining how you should cope
with it.
Osuch suggests carving out a
period of time each day to do
something for yourself. “You don’t
need a huge break, you just need
little breaks regularly to offload
some of that pressure,” she says.
Some students, like Lynde, take
little breaks between studying or
start the day off by going to the
gym.
Rodrigues says organization
helps her deal with stress, which is
why she likes to set up a specific
schedule with what she needs to do
each day.
Even though student life is
stressful, especially during exam
time, anxiety is something we need
to learn how to handle.
“When you start to see problems
is when people who are so hard dri-
ven that the only way they can relax
is by using some kind of intoxicat-
ing substance, and then you know
that there are some problems
there,” Osuch says.
“If you really like turning on that
kind of pressure, that’s fine. But you
should be able to turn it off so it’s

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about my schedule and the things I
have to do, and if something inter-
not controlling your life.”

rupts that, it stresses me out further,

and in some ways I guess my brain
just ignores it,” he says.
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Back to basics: Squats

Maddie Leznoff
ARTS & LIFE EDITOR
Meet the trainer
Name: Michael Lok
Year/program: Second-year Mas-
ters in kinesiology
Years as a trainer: Three
There are two kinds of squats: front
and back. Not surprisingly, back
squats means holding the bar on
your back. Squatting is a great lower
body exercise, and because it’s a
compound movement, squatting
works many different muscle groups.
“Squatting is probably your best
lower body exercise,” says Lok, a
personal trainer at the Western Stu-
dent Recreation Centre. “It uses lots
of major muscle groups — your
quads, hamstrings, glutes and also
your core.”
Squatting is an exercise that any-
one can benefit from, as long as it’s
done correctly.
“You want to make sure your
knees aren’t going too far forward
because it puts a lot of forces on
your knee joint, on your patella. If
you have knee problems, that will
be damaging,” Lok explains. “You
also always want to make sure that
you keep your back nice and
straight so that you don’t slip a disc.”
Step 1
Place the bar on the rack and
make sure the rack is either shoul-
der height or slightly below. Make
sure you rest the bar on your mid
trapezoids or lower traps — not on
your neck. Make sure your back is
nice and tight. Keep your elbows
back and your feet should be
shoulder width apart, or slightly
wider. Have your toes pointed
slightly outward.
Tip for beginners
Get a stack of risers and place
a 45 lb weight on top of it.
When you sit on the box your
thighs should be parallel with
the ground – that’s the posi-
tion you’re aiming for when
you squat. Plus, the box saves
you from falling over.
Step 2 Step 3
Stick your butt out as far as possi- Raise yourself back to starting
ble and lower yourself until your position and repeat multiple times.
thighs are parallel to the ground — Lok recommends doing between 8
it’s not a squat if they’re not paral- and 12 repetitions when you’re
lel. It helps to pretend you’re sit- learning to squat. Once you get
ting in a chair. the form down, do 3 to 5 sets of
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rundown >> Mustangs athletes of the week were swimmer Hayley Nell and water polo player Jason Carter > With four individual silver medals, Nell helped lead the
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A-track-tive Mustangs hit the ground running

Scott Leitch
GAZETTE STAFF
On Saturday the Mustangs track
and field team hosts their annual
season opener at Thompson Arena.
This marks the second competition
for the Mustangs after their Purple
and White meet last week. The
meet will provide a second chance
for athletes to reach team standards
while competing against other
schools.
Vickie Croley, head coach of the
track and field team, was optimistic
that the team will perform well but
assured most of the team will use
the meet to prepare and for the new
year.
“For those who have made the
team standard, we’re looking at
training through this meet and hav-
ing them get a solid performance
leading into the Christmas break,
which for us isn’t really a break. We
can’t take it down a notch and then
start up again in January,” Croley
said. “After this weekend our team
will be set and we can build and go
from there.”
While some of Western’s top tal-
ent will open up their season this
weekend, others will be looking to
build on their performances from
last week.
Rookies Courtney Olah and Jen
Pittman are looking to improve on
their high jump success after meet-
ing Canadian Interuniversity Sport
standards last week. Elias Granillo,
a member of last year’s CIS-win-
ning 4x400m relay team, will open
his season in the 60m.
“Rookie Drew Welch is opening
up his university competitive sea-
son as a top level, world junior shot
putter. We hope he opens up well
this weekend, as well as Alex Pillar,
another rookie, who’s off to a great
start setting a meet record in the
weight throw last week at Purple
and White,” Croley mentioned.
Dan Goddard, who broke the
arena and meet records last week in
the 200m, will compete in the 60m
and 300m. Emily Coxhead and Mila
Simulik are top seeds on the
women’s side in the 60m and triple
jump events, respectively.
There will be 280 athletes com-
peting this weekend, most from the
University of Waterloo and Guelph
University, the two other Ontario
teams competing.
“I am optimistic that both our
men’s and women’s teams are going
to be very strong coming into the
year. We need to get our bodies
healthy […] and come out strong in
January. This will certainly be a start
towards that for a good chunk of Laura Barclay GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
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The meet begins at 9 a.m. on meet last weekend, the Mustangs will now host the season’s opener track and field meet set to be held at Thompson Arena
Saturday with the 60m heats. this Saturday starting at 9 a.m.

Rogers bid a bad idea

Comm. corp. not going to care about Leafs
Hayes’d &
Confused
Mike Hayes
MANAGING EDITOR
mike@westerngazette.ca
Oh joy, oh bliss — Rogers Commu-
nications is about to swallow up
yet another Toronto sports fran-
chise.
Full disclosure: I’m not a Leafs
fan, so the following rant has
absolutely nothing to do with some
sort of misguided loyalty to an
annually failing sports franchise.
So with that aside, here’s a little
background. Currently, the
Ontario Teachers Pension Fund
owns a 66 per cent majority stake
in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertain-
ment — a massive conglomerate
that owns the Maple Leafs, Rap-
tors, Toronto FC and the AHL–
based Toronto Marlies. They also
own three separate television net-
works that broadcast the Leafs,
Raptors and Toronto FC.
MLSE has enough money, in
fact, to consider buying an English
Premier League soccer team — a
move second only to buying a For-
mula 1 team in terms of expense
in the sporting world. It’s not real-
ly hard to see why Rogers wants to
part with an estimated $1.3 billion
to get a slice of that pie.
With this purchase, Rogers
would own every major sports
franchise in Toronto, except for the
CFL’s Argonauts.
So why is this a bad thing? Two
reasons.
One, the thought that this move
will somehow be better for the
Leafs/Raptors/TFC is flawed. This
assumption is largely based on the
perception that the Teacher’s Pen-
sion Fund was only running MLSE
— mainly the Maple Leafs — to a
point where they’d continuously
make money.
Of course they were.
Since the Maple Leafs’ financial
success is entirely unrelated to their
on–ice performance, MLSE can get
away with tripling the rate of ticket
prices and still pack the ACC full.
What I don’t understand is why
people think a Rogers–run MLSE
will perform any differently. Rogers
is a massive corporation that sur-
vives based on making a profit.
Without a financial punishment for
team under–performance, there’s
no incentive for the team to improve
— regardless of who owns it.
Let’s look at the Blue Jays,
owned by Rogers since 2000. They
play in a division with the New York
Yankees and the Boston Red Sox —
two franchises who handle more
money than most third–world
countries on an annual basis.
But then again, it’s not like
Rogers is exactly hurting for money.
If they got into baseball because
they wanted to see Toronto return
to the glory days of ‘92/‘93, they
have the means to do so.
Which brings me to the second
and arguably bigger issue at hand.
Anyone assuming this move is
about sports is deluding them-
selves. This purchase, if it happens,
will be about one thing and one
thing only — broadcasting rights.
Go back to the Blue Jays for a
second and think about where you
go if you want to watch the Jays. Daniel Da Silva event of the Support Unit’s yearly
You turn on one of the many SPORTS EDITOR United Way campaign. Over the
(Rogers owned) Sportsnet chan- course of the past few months, they
nels. How about if you want to lis- A Canadian battle hundreds of have raised approximately $10,000
ten to them on the radio? Turn that years in the making will finally take for the charity.
dial to one of the many (Rogers place at Thompson arena today at We are looking for anyone else
owned) stations. 2 p.m. who wants to watch to make a
See where I’m going with this? In what is quite possibly the toonie donation and cheer on the
I feel bad enough as it is for Leafs most Canadian event to ever occur, soldiers and officers,” Mally said.
fans. Though I don’t know what I’d the RCMP will take on the Canadi- The game is also a way to hon-
do without the schadenfreude I an Armed Forces in a hockey game our the Canadian forces that serve
derive from the team’s annual fail- for charity. One can only assume us both here and abroad.
ure, I also think fans have suffered the teams will be coached by Don “We always have an official puck
enough. They need an owner like a Cherry and a beaver. drop with commanding officers of
Jim Balsillie who will spend stupid “I have been organizing this game both branches. As well, we have a
amounts of money making the against the RCMP for four years with moment of silence for our fallen
team competitive. Because as it the soldiers. Players from both sides comrades,” Mally said.
stands, this empire that has formed make a donation to play,” Gunther Of course, once the puck drops,
in the Toronto sporting world will Mally, master corporal of the Area all pleasantries will immediately
only continue to consolidate and Support Unit of London, said. subside as bragging rights will be
stagnate. The game, as always, is the final on the line for the two squads.
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head and not with your heart this
time around.
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With you behind the wheel, you’ll
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Sagittarius, with so many things to
juggle, it’s a wonder you can get
anything done correctly this week.
Somehow you will get everything
done and make it out OK.
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someone you care about.
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will regret that you didn’t take
every step possible.